Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-30

hut his heart had shown no cast iron pro-
pensities toward Mile. He had given
her up during Will Marston's last term
in college, but a. that elegan. rival never
appeared afterward, he became hopeful
again, and patiently waited until Mile
was ready to accept his honest, protect
ing love.
She did not pretend to return his de-
yotion, but she had learned his true
worth, and, judging him in the light Of
q prospective companion for life, she con-
sidered him infinitely preferable 70 her
Aunt Sarah.
It is only fair to Mr.. Preston to say
that she was happier in her domestic re-
lations than many who marry their first
loves. Few, IL any, husbands turn out
to be exactly the same after marriage
that they are before. Mr.. Preston stood
the test Of years extremely well, and
when their twentieth wedding ami
versary arrives Mile ID q contented,
happy matron of 40. A certain mystical
gladness went out Of her life when she
parted with her first engagement ring,
but that magical delight belongs only to
youth, and most people use It in some
way or other in the wear and tear Of life,
SO Miles experience was not exception
ally hard.
Mr.. Preston had ~prospered in hard
ware, and Mile had handsomer rings
now than the one that Will Marston grve
her.
The love she could not keep had been
resolutely thrust out of her thoughts and
the love that comforted her pain accepted
in its place.
Mile has one son Of whom she is Justly
proud. He is q sophomore in college
and sports his first silk hat. One winter
evening he Gamer home with eager steps
and sparkling eyes and exclaimed:
"I've bad quite an adventure, mother,
and brought you a present"
Mile drops her work and smilingly
bids him to tell her all about it. With
boyish impetuosity her relates his story:
IA lot Of us fellows were skating on
the lake and a new student named Fred
Marston got into an air hole. l hap.
pened to be near him and helped him
out. BY that time the other boys cam
and we got him to his room and sem
for DIR. West, who soon brought him
around all right. As the doctor wa,
going away, Marston wanted to pay hin
and found that his purse was gone. II,
must have lost it in the lake. He triet
to make light of the loss, but il was plair
to see that he was considerably cut uy
on account Of it. I stayed with hin |
while after the other boys went out, ant
he talked to me very c~onfidentially. /
seems that his father is dead and he hal
q guardian who is rather strict and make
a terrible row IL he spends more than hi
allowance. ! guess Marston is o littl'
wild and inclined to make his money fy
but his guardian holds a tight rein owe
him. The loss of his purse embarrasse,
him greatly, because it contained all tn
money he could get until next quarter
He had been spending pretty freely, AM
only saved enough for necessary expenses
He said he had a few things in his trunl
that he guessed he would have to pawn
and asked me IL | would be kind enougl
to do it for him.
'0iarston is an awfully aristocratic fel
low, and he didn't want the boys to know
he was hard up for money. They nigh
not believe the story about the guardian
he said, and his prestige in school woul
be lowered.
Il told him I would gladly do him
favor, and he gave me an old fashione
watch and chain and three rings. II
said the things had belonged to his father
One Of the rings was evidently intende
for q lady. He said he didn't care il
sold that outright, as be hadn't any us
for it and didn't know how his fathe
came by II. 1t was a small diamond &C
rather uniquely, and ! took a kind Q
fancy to it. The funny part of it wa
that it had your name, Mile, engrave
inside of il. I have been saving u
money for some time to buy you a birth
day present, and the thought occurred I
me that perhaps you might like a ring q
well as anything. You have such
pretty hand, little mother, diamond
seem to fit IL, so / told Marston I woul
buy it, and here it is. II you don't car
for it ! can dispose of it to the Jew pawr
broker, as Marston suggested, and bu
you a new one from the jeweler. only
could not buy al fine a stone, because
have not saved money enough
Miles face has grown a trife pale
during her sons recital, and her fingel
tremble slightly a. she receives the rinl
It is the same that Will Marston CAV
her that spring morning so long agt
when they sat in the sunshine upon th
doorstep, with the breath Of sweetbris
and apple blossoms all around them.
Two youths had saved their spendin
money to buy that ring for her. Was
any wonder that she answered:
ut was very kind Of you, dear, |
wish to make me a present, and think
would prefer this ring 10 any that Nj
Banks, the jeweler, has in his store. -
Stanley Vernet in Detroit Free Press.
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